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US 11,999,072 B2Granted
Compact safety cutter
AssigneeSlice, Inc.
InventorsThomas Scimone, Scot Herbst, Robert Joseph Gallegos
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a safety cutter. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a compact safety cutter apparatus with a retractable blade guard. Embodiments of the safety cutter apparatus are further comprised of an automatic blade guard release mechanism.
Claims20
A cutting device, comprising:
- a housing configured to retain a blade;
- and
- a movable blade guard at least partially disposed within the housing and having an outer edge formed with an opening extending inward toward a blade channel of the movable blade guard, wherein the movable blade guard moves into the housing to allow the blade to pass through the opening to selectively uncover at least a portion of a cutting edge of the blade;
- and
- a guard release switch comprising a connector post component and a release switch tension component, wherein the connector post component is a flange extending from the guard release switch that is configured to selectively engage with a portion of the movable blade guard and the release switch tension component biases the guard release switch to a first position.
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A cutting device, comprising:
- a housing configured to retain a blade;
- a movable blade guard at least partially disposed within the housing and having an opening extending inward toward a blade channel of the movable blade guard, the movable blade guard movable into the housing thereby allowing the blade to pass through the opening to selectively uncover at least a portion of a cutting edge of the blade
- a guard release switch movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the guard release switch is biased toward the first position by a release switch tension component attached to the guard release switch and the first position is characterized by the guard release switch being in a blocking position relative to the moveable blade guard;
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- a tension component operably connected to the movable blade guard for biasing the movable blade guard outward from the housing.
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A cutting device, comprising:
- a housing configured to retain a blade;
- a blade guard having an opening and a blade guard column formed on a lateral edge of the blade guard, the blade guard movable into the housing to allow the blade to pass through the opening to selectively uncover at least a portion of a cutting edge the blade;
- and
- a blade guard switch having a movable post component formed with a column receiving hole configured to selectively receive the blade guard column to enable movement of the blade guard.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.